Zombie Hunter

Sudsy

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My print and paint of Sculptor's Zombie Hunter

I printed it in ABS a few months back at 50% scale. It has sat so long, I'm giving any information based on memory along (take with a grain of salt...).

Layer height/resolution: 0.1mm
No supports required, brim used due to ABS (likes to shrink rapidly when cooling... several mis-prints helped me find the need for a brim on this one). If you print in PLA, no bring required.

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Painted with acrylics.
 

Revell-Fan

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Oh boy, that title says it all! No doubt that the guy you are making is not to mess with. He could require some smoothing session though. :)
 

zathros

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The painting is awesome, but you really need to sand these figures as the lines are such a detraction. 3D printers leave these lines for a multitude of reasons, too many to go into, but if you going to keep the base piece, a Dremel tool will make quick work of cleaning up the figure and you will end up with a superb piece. :)
 

Sudsy

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The painting is awesome, but you really need to sand these figures as the lines are such a detraction. 3D printers leave these lines for a multitude of reasons, too many to go into, but if you going to keep the base piece, a Dremel tool will make quick work of cleaning up the figure and you will end up with a superb piece. :)

More than anything, this was a 'test' piece before I printed Spider man months later. Paint was more a target of opportunity... Since this was ABS, rather than sanding, a quick dip in a container of acetone would have been more effective. Hard part is NOT losing your part in the dip. Another method involves and old home kitchen deep fryer and using a sheet of PTFE as a base in the basket and evaporating the acetone with heat. Outside. Far from the house. Flash fire hazard. Yeah... Not something I was going to do this time around in my current home!
 

Gandolf50

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Hmmm at .1mm layers it the lines shouldn't be that prominent...perhaps due to the fact it was ABS and lower layers shifted on the platen a bit as the next layer was laid down...it's possible...maybe speeding up the print might help...If I remember right you do have a heated bed? Maybe just a heat gun or hairdryer to keep the ABS up to temp might help...???
 

Sudsy

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Hmmm at .1mm layers it the lines shouldn't be that prominent...perhaps due to the fact it was ABS and lower layers shifted on the platen a bit as the next layer was laid down...it's possible...maybe speeding up the print might help...If I remember right you do have a heated bed? Maybe just a heat gun or hairdryer to keep the ABS up to temp might help...???

Honestly, given how long ago it was, that .1 is a guess on layer height versus exact knowledge.

Layers delaminating happens further up on the models I've printed in ABS regardless of my heated bed, largely due to lack of a quality enclosure in my basement. This is that air factor. I've mitigated, but not eliminated it with an improvised enclosure for now.
 
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